We all need a helping hand now and again, and it is often the hands of those closest to us who provide the most consistent source of help. So, it is no surprise that when Talia DeWolfe, a seventh-grader at O’Maley Middle School, was addressing the crowd that had gathered on Sept. 23 to support her second annual Save A Star Breast Cancer Walk at the Antonio Gentile Memorial Bandstand at Stage Fort Park, she decided to make special mention of her mother Alicia DeWolfe.

Joshua May/Special to the Beacon

We all need a helping hand now and again, and it is often the hands of those closest to us who provide the most consistent source of help. So, it is no surprise that when Talia DeWolfe, a seventh-grader at O’Maley Middle School, was addressing the crowd that had gathered on Sept. 23 to support her second annual Save A Star Breast Cancer Walk at the Antonio Gentile Memorial Bandstand at Stage Fort Park, she decided to make special mention of her mother Alicia DeWolfe.

“Without her help, none of this would have been possible,” said Talia.

Indeed, with her mother’s helping hand, Talia was able to once again hold the event that benefits the Massachusetts affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

“We’re all very proud of Talia for the work she’s doing here,” says Alicia.

Again with mothers in mind, when speaking on his motivations for donating his time to DJ the event, Rick Mann of Digital Play Productions spoke of wanting to be there for those who are going through what his mother went through when he was in high school.

“My mother is a survivor, and I felt like I needed to do something now because I feel like I didn’t do enough back then,” said Mann.

Whether it was a matter of getting involved earlier or later in life, it was clear that the walk participants were certainly in the spirit of calling attention to a very worthwhile cause. Nearly everyone donned the myriad shirts and buttons passed out by volunteers prior to the start of the walk, and everyone appeared to be having a great time.

Not breaking from what has now become tradition, the route of the walk saw participants exiting Stage Fort Park and passing the monuments of Western Avenue and Stacy Boulevard, continuing on to Rogers Street until turning near Prospect Street and coming up Main Street back to Western Avenue.

Though a good many showed support in person to participate in the event, Talia will be continuing her efforts to reach her goal of $5,000 until her fundraising deadline of Oct. 31. Until that time, she will be working with her mother to ensure a helping hand is extended to those most in need of one.

“She has been behind me every step of the way,” Talia says of her mother.

If you would like to give a helping hand to a noble cause, you may contact Talia DeWolfe by email at saveastar@live.com or by visiting her donations page at http://grassrootsma.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=476208&supid=359700089